Erik van Straten
Veteran
What do you think of Banksy´s works?
I've never heard from this; a quick glance on internet on this wasn't very interesting to me.
I hope everybody agrees with me that there is good art and bad art.
Erik.
What do you think of Banksy´s works?
Durability is in my opinion fundamental for every art.
What about theatre or dance - still art, only ephemeral. Hell, one can even claim with a straight face that the temporary nature of such things is part of the beauty of the art itself - or even that the small changes between performances are the real beauty.
Personally, I value a traditional/silver print more than an inkjet one, but not because it's somehow harder, inherently higher quality, or more "pure", but out of suspicion for the longevity of an inkjet print. I know people are claiming 100+ years for archival quality inkjet prints now, and that technology continues to improve, but I also remember when people claimed you could smear jam on a CD and it'd still play fine. Nothing is bulletproof, and while I don't harbour delusions of my personal prints being stored and valued for 500+ years, I've seen too many inkjet-printed-materials - not just photos - bleach to nothingness in sunlight within a five year timespan to be certain that they'll even last to the end of my life.
You can make a silver gelatin print from a digital file using a digital negative and contact printing it.I made the point of the longevity of a gelatin silverprint earlier. Personally I don't like the look of digital prints, but I have nothing against digital photography in itself, for use on the internet for example.
However, when the goal of the photographer is a silver gelatin print, only photography on film is to be used. In the documentary film about the English printer Bell the interviewer mentioned the possibility of making silver gelatin prints from digital files, but this is not (yet) possible it seems. It would be wonderful if this was possible.
You can make a silver gelatin print from a digital file using a digital negative and contact printing it.
I've never seen a "digital negative".
They should make a digital insert for a Focomat llc.
Erik.
No, there should be a direct method, an adapter for a normal enlarger to accept digital files so that the enlarger can project them - in negative - on photographic paper.
Erik.
No, there should be a direct method, an adapter for a normal enlarger to accept digital files so that the enlarger can project them - in negative - on photographic paper.
Erik.
How is the image you posted related to the conversation?Deardorff and Saul, you may think what you want, but until there is such an adapter I will continue shooting film. Such an adapter will never come because all the old enlargers are blown away by the digital tsunami.
No, there should be a direct method, an adapter for a normal enlarger to accept digital files so that the enlarger can project them - in negative - on photographic paper.
A Printer’s Tradition - The B.A.T.
Traditionally when printing editions for other artists, printmakers create what is called a “B.A.T.” or Bon á tirer, which means “good to pull.” This is the interpretation from the printmaker, of which the artist signs his or her approval and from which all further interpretations are made from. In essence, it is the working reference copy for the printmaker.
If the print meets your expectation, it’s requested that you sign “B.A.T. your signature” as you would sign one of your editioned prints, reaffix the included, prepaid return shipping label, and return back to my studio. This copy will be stored in my studio as a working copy with the negative and printing notes for future editions. This B.A.T. will not be resold, gifted, or moved out of house for any reason without explicit written permission from the artist, current copyright owner, or estate.
there is no way I'm pretending that oxidation prone silver on unstable cellulose paper is going to last longer than carbon on cotton rag.
Marty
There are already digital enlargers: https://de-vere.com/products-504ds-digital-enlarger/ and they work extremely well.
I make darkroom prints since 1967. From my work only RC paper has ever oxidized.
"Carbon on cotton rag" sounds like East-Indian ink on handmade paper. Doesn't that suffer from handling, such as leafing through a box with prints?
They exist from 2004. I've never heard of them!